Beebe, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Bennett town. It lies in ZIP code area 54873. The Survey maps it on the Bennett quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1945 USGS Solon Springs quadrangle1:48000
- 1949 USGS Solon Springs quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Solon Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Solon Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1981 USGS Bennett quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
85 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Beebe between 1993 and 2020, burning about 162 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 23 PINE |
| 3 July 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Beebe: 5 occurrences, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Rd Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Fire Tower Rd Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hagman Rd Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Richard Flamang Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Robert Nelson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Sauntry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Upper St Croix Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Wasko Rd Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauntry | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Bennett | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Solon Springs | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Hawthorne | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Hillcrest | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Dobie | 8.4 miles | 8 | |
| Hines | 10.1 miles | 8 | |
| Lake Nebagamon | 10.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577510. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.






